Category: Metro

Court Convicts Firm For N30.5m Theft
January 24, 2026 No Responses

Court Convicts Firm For N30.5m Theft

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, January 23, 2026, convicted a company, AAC Consulting Limited, for allegedly stealing the sum of ₦30,564,635.81 ( Thirty Million Five Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand Six...
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Alleged $80,000, N953m Fraud: Court Convicts Stockbroker
January 23, 2026 No Responses

Alleged $80,000, N953m Fraud: Court Convicts Stockbroker

Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, convicted Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, for stealing the sum of N953,535,861.57 (Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three...
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Lagos Unveils Traffic Plan For Lekki–Epe Expressway Rehabilitation
January 22, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Unveils Traffic Plan For Lekki–Epe Expressway Rehabilitation

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Lagos State Government has released a comprehensive traffic management plan ahead of the scheduled rehabilitation of Sections II and III of the Lekki–Epe Expressway, set to commence on Sunday, 25 January 2026.Ahead of the project, ...
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Foundation Unveils Activities To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Murtala Muhammed’s Assassination
January 21, 2026 No Responses

Foundation Unveils Activities To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Murtala Muhammed’s Assassination

The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has announced the commencement of a series of national and international commemorative activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (GCFR).Ob...
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EFCC Arraigns Mompha’s Associate, Companies For Alleged N206m Fraud
January 20, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Mompha’s Associate, Companies For Alleged N206m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Spe...
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Edo Court Jails Man For N1.5b Fraud
January 20, 2026 No Responses

Edo Court Jails Man For N1.5b Fraud

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Ojo Eghosa Kingsley before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City.Kingsley...
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Customs FOU Zone A Intercepts Four Live Pangolins
January 19, 2026 No Responses

Customs FOU Zone A Intercepts Four Live Pangolins

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has recorded a major success in the protection of Nigeria’s biodiversity and the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wil...
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NDLEA Nabs Drug Kingpin After 12-Year Manhunt
January 18, 2026 No Responses

NDLEA Nabs Drug Kingpin After 12-Year Manhunt

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo,” bringing to an end a 12-year manhunt over his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers...
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FG Bans Sand Mining On River Niger
January 17, 2026 No Responses

FG Bans Sand Mining On River Niger

The Federal Government has announced a ban on sand mining within a 10-kilometre radius of the River Niger to safeguard the First and Second Niger Bridges.The Minister of Works, Mr. David Umahi, disclosed this on Friday in Asaba during the...
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EFCC Tenders More Bank Records In Trial Of Yahaya Bello
January 15, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Tenders More Bank Records In Trial Of Yahaya Bello

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, tender...
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Peter Obi Attends Burial of Three Brothers Killed In Lagos Building Fire
January 15, 2026 No Responses

Peter Obi Attends Burial of Three Brothers Killed In Lagos Building Fire

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday attended the burial of three siblings—Stephen Onyeka Omatu, Casmir Nnabuike Omatu, and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu—whose lives were lost in the tragic fire inci...
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EFCC Hands Over N64.8m To Businessman
January 15, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Hands Over N64.8m To Businessman

The Ag. Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad has handed over a draft of N64,800,000 to Uzoechina Vincent Anene, being funds recovered by operatives of the Commission for him.Anene, 59, a dealer in petroleum...
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Edo Extends Enforcement Deadline For Commercial Vehicle Colour Coding
January 14, 2026 No Responses

Edo Extends Enforcement Deadline For Commercial Vehicle Colour Coding

The Edo State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation, has announced an extension of the enforcement deadline for the commercial vehicle colour coding scheme following concerns raised by a group of commercial drivers.City Business News reports that ...
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Ekpoma Gets New DPO
January 13, 2026 No Responses

Ekpoma Gets New DPO

The Edo State Police Command has announced the reorganisation of the Ekpoma Division as part of an ongoing security assessment and strategic repositioning aimed at strengthening public safety in the area.The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Monday Ag...
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